Los Angeles police are investigating reports of elder abuse against Stan Lee that come amid a struggle over the life and fortune of the 95-year-old Marvel Comics mogul, court documents showed Wednesday.

Deadline’s Michael Cieply points out that every major film studio is heavily promoting blockbuster film “featuring big guns” — all while Hollywood luminaries like Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman are fronting public campaigns against law-abiding gun owners.

After breaking opening weekend records, “Avengers: Infinity War” continued to dominate in its second weekend in theaters, but alternative programming like the romantic comedy “Overboard” also found an audience in what has historically been considered the “official” kick-off to the summer movie season.

A whole lot of superheroes added up to a whole lot of ticket sales. The superhero smorgasbord “Avengers: Infinity Wars” opened with predictable shock-and-awe, earning $250 million in box office over the weekend and edging past “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” to set the highest opening weekend of all-time.

Marvel has certainly delivered better movies than Infinity War. What is more real this time, though, are the stakes. People die. Knowing this is Marvel, we cannot be sure if they die-die. Nevertheless, Infinity War leaves you in a dark and anxious place. It is going to be a long year.

Long before Black Panther and over 13 years, 12 black superhero movies could be released without any fanfare because America was more advanced on the issue of race relations before Barack Obama became president.

The Netflix series based on Marvel Comics superhero Jessica Jones is well known for its theme of female empowerment, but the show has taken yet another step in that direction with the streamer announcing that every one of season two’s 13 episodes will be directed by a woman.

Marvel Comics was forced to issue an apology following the discovery of alleged anti-Semitic and anti-Christian references in a recent issue of X-Men by artist Ardian Syaf. Indonesian artist Ardian Syaf allegedly inserted political and religious references in relation to the

A senior executive at Marvel Comics has claimed that the company’s recent focus on creating diverse superheroes is a driving factor behind its declining comic book sales, arguing that loyal customers “were turning their noses up” at their efforts.